This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 7/8/2004.
Offered here is a vintage "Ask Yogi" model one-cent fortune telling machine from the 1950s. It is similar to and more rare than the "Ask Swami" napkin holder fortune machines once found in restaurants and diners. The machine is in working order. Just insert one penny, pull down the lever, and out comes the fortune. It still has its vintage label and all its original parts. It is in beautiful condition, with very little paint loss around the keyhole and along the top wedge. The only refurbishing done on the machine was the restoring of the surface paint. Also included is the key and hundreds of additional original paper fortunes.